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Hi all, my friends and I were driving on country back roads when we noticed orbs appearing in the sky, moving in various directions. They only appeared in the northwest in one small space.

They would seemingly appear from thin air, and then disappear after traveling for 4-5 seconds or 10+ seconds in some cases. Some moved directly downwards while others moved diagonally west to east and other east to west, some intersecting each other. A couple times they would zigzag in impossible maneuvers.

The video doesn't quite do it justice but in person it is quite obvious they are not drones or planes, nor are they shooting stars. We are in a rural area and drone traffic is nearly nonexistent. I have a couple other videos if anyone would like to see, as well as my friend's POV from this video.

I'd love to hear theories on this, as I said it was apparent in person that they would appear and then move before disappearing entirely. We watched them for approximately 30 minutes and saw 40 or so in that time. I have absolutely no explanation and have never seen anything like this

Time: 4/5/2026 10:59pm

Location: Southern Illinois